Accountant

We have an exciting mid-shift opportunity available for an Accountant. Work from home or the office – you choose!

When you join Yempo, you’ll receive the following fantastic benefits:

• Highly competitive salary – paid weekly!
• HMO enrollment on commencement
• Additional HMO dependents added each year of service
• 20 vacation days per year; 7 sick days
• Annual performance bonuses and incentives
• Annual salary reviews and increases
• Free cooked rice, snacks and hot drinks
• Company polo shirts provided
• Fantastic, bright and cheerful open-plan work environment
• Prestigious clients and highly professional and friendly co-workers

Our Client
In this role, you will be assigned to our UK-based client, who are on a mission to be the go-to adviser for entrepreneurs and indies in the games space in the fields of finance, legal, and other business support areas. They work as a fractional in-house consultant offering cost-effective, pragmatic, and genuinely value-adding advice. They pride themselves on three pillars: Exceptional Quality, Highly Responsive, and Being Nice Humans.

What’s great about this role?

• Exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative multi-disciplinary business
• Unique ‘hybrid’ role blending in-house and accounting practice support
• Working with genuinely great clients, in the ‘passionate part’ of the games space
• Learn from CFOs who have been part of some of the most successful businesses in the games industry. Our Founders were the CFO and GC of the unicorn business, Mediatonic, which sold to Epic Games (creator of Fortnite) in 2021.
• Focus on pragmatic value-adding advice
• Playing a key part in growing the Finance offering of the team

Your Responsibilities

• Perform regular reconciliations of bank accounts, payment cards, receipts, and employee expenses for client companies.
• Maintain cloud-based accounting systems (e.g. Xero) and integrate with client tools like automated invoice processing software.
• Manage the end-to-end AP process, including invoice processing, supplier queries, and preparation of weekly/monthly payment runs for review by the Finance Manager and clients.
• Support the AR process, including raising invoices, monitoring outstanding balances, and assisting with credit control where required.
• Responsibility for elements of the month-end processes and reconciliations, and assisting the Finance Manager with the more complex areas
• Provide support with payroll preparation and processing, ensuring required data is captured and submitted accurately and on time.
• Implement efficient bookkeeping processes from start to finish to ensure everything is optimized and no time is wasted.
• Ensure adherence to controls and processes is maintained, and highlight any areas for improvement (along with recommendations) to the Finance Manager.
• Assist with producing monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statements, supporting the Finance Manager with variance analysis and commentary, helping clients understand performance and make informed decisions.
• Ensure clients meet all statutory filing deadlines, including those for Companies House, HMRC (VAT, PAYE, ERS), and pension contributions/declarations
• Work closely with the other members of the team to offer a joined-up service
• Contribute to the development of internal templates, processes, and best practices for scalable client delivery.

Your Background

• Experienced bookkeeper/accountant (3+ years experience)
• Previous experience working with a UK company (desired but not necessary)
• Relevant degree / post-graduate accounting qualification
• Experience with Xero accounting software
• Wants to contribute to building a truly exceptional, client-focused accounting

function

• Solid experience of transactional accounting. Prepared to roll sleeves up and solve the client’s problems
• A track record of implementing efficient and automated processes
• Ability to learn quickly and take ownership of recurring tasks
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Autonomous self-starter
• A team player

Disclaimer for salary ranges. Yempo provides an indicative range of salary that we deem relevant for the advertised role. This may be adjusted for the skills and experience of the selected candidate.